PEACH AND THE PEAR. I/I 



Question 15. The best way to market our fruit is 

 to encourage the buyers to come here, and the best 

 package is the § splint basket. 



ANSWERS RECEIVED FROM GROWER, NO. 9. 



Question i. 25 Early Rivers, 25 Troths, 25 Foster, 

 25 St. John, 50 Crawford's Early, 100 Old Mixon, 50 

 Moore's Favorite, 100 Stump, 25 Christiana No. 2, 25 

 Crawford's Late, 25 Shipley's Late Red, 25 Geary's, 25 

 Wilkins' Cling, 75 Magnum Bonum, 100 Brown's Choice, 

 a new variety that comes later than Moore's Favorite, 

 and is the finest and best shipper of the white fruit, and 

 among the most profitable of any grown on my farms. 



Question 2. A sandy loam, an open sub-soil, and 

 should be 15 to 30 ft. to water. The best situation' is 

 an elevated piece of ground without any protection. 

 Valleys and a northwestern protection are not suitable. 



Question 3. From ten to fifteen years, all conditions 

 right ; with proper care, will live from 30 to 50 years. 



Question 4. Between Smyrna and Felton, across 

 the Peninsula. 



Question 5. Spring. 



Question 6. 10 degrees below zero. 



Question 7. When the blossom first opens ; the crop 

 is more frequently injured by rain than frost. At this 

 stage a northeaster will generally ruin the crop. 



